National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
Part of the National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
This oral history collection depicts an instrumental era in American history. In these transcripts of interviews with World War II veterans are personal experiences with the war, from the Doolittle Raid and D-Day to the Battle for Bataan.
At a Glance
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7,715
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6
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261
Counties
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44
States
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71
Countries
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73,422
Usage
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12 years, 9 months ago
Collection Created
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3 weeks, 5 days ago
Last Updated
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Cite This Collection
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National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection in The Portal to Texas History. University of North Texas Libraries. https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/NMPW/ accessed April 19, 2025.
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United States
304
Japan
119
Philippines
64
Solomon Islands
40
Northern Mariana Islands
36
France
29
Guam
29
Australia
24
China
20
Papua New Guinea
20
Marshall Islands
19
Italy
17
Kiribati
16
New Caledonia
15
Germany
14
Panama
13
Brazil
12
North Korea
11
Palau
9
New Zealand
8
Puerto Rico
8
South Korea
8
Vietnam
7
Indonesia
6
Morocco
6
Taiwan
6
Trinidad and Tobago
6
Belgium
5
Canada
5
Cuba
5
Egypt
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Fiji
5
India
5
Spain
5
Algeria
3
Bermuda
3
Russia
3
Thailand
3
Vanuatu
3
Venezuela
3
American Samoa
2
Argentina
2
Austria
2
Bahrain
2
Denmark
2
Greece
2
Hong Kong
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Iceland
2
Laos
2
Liberia
2
Mexico
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Netherlands
2
Pakistan
2
Samoa
2
Saudi Arabia
2
Senegal
2
Sri Lanka
2
Switzerland
2
Uruguay
2
Dominican Republic
1
Greenland
1
Iraq
1
Ireland
1
Kenya
1
Libya
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Nepal
1
Poland
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Portugal
1
Romania
1
Tunisia
1
Turks and Caicos Islands
1
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Texas
237
California
122
Hawaii
70
New York
47
Florida
38
Louisiana
28
Virginia
23
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22
Oklahoma
19
South Carolina
19
Alaska
15
Colorado
15
Georgia
15
Indiana
15
Washington
15
Arizona
14
New Jersey
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North Carolina
14
Maryland
13
Kansas
12
Oregon
12
Alabama
11
Pennsylvania
11
Massachusetts
10
Missouri
10
New Mexico
10
Tennessee
9
Connecticut
8
Michigan
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Mississippi
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Ohio
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Rhode Island
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Wisconsin
6
Arkansas
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Kentucky
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Montana
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Utah
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Iowa
4
Maine
4
Nebraska
2
Delaware
1
Idaho
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Minnesota
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South Dakota
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Gillespie County, TX
93
San Diego County, CA
61
Bexar County, TX
38
Los Angeles County, CA
21
Harris County, TX
18
Nueces County, TX
18
Travis County, TX
18
Cook County, IL
14
Orleans Parish, LA
14
Dallas County, TX
12
Alameda County, CA
11
El Paso County, TX
11
Charleston County, SC
9
King County, WA
9
Orange County, CA
9
Galveston County, TX
8
Maricopa County, AZ
8
New London County, CT
8
Denver County, CO
7
Duval County, FL
7
Jefferson County, TX
7
Lake County, IL
7
San Mateo County, CA
7
Tarrant County, TX
7
Comanche County, OK
6
Kerr County, TX
6
Kings County, NY
6
Kleberg County, TX
6
Miami-Dade County, FL
6
Newport County, RI
6
Solano County, CA
6
Anne Arundel County, MD
5
Escambia County, FL
5
Hardin County, KY
5
Kern County, CA
5
Suffolk County, MA
5
Baltimore County, MD
4
Bell County, TX
4
Bossier Parish, LA
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Burlington County, NJ
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Caddo Parish, LA
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Clatsop County, OR
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Cumberland County, NC
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Denton County, TX
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Hawaii County, HI
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Hinds County, MS
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Jackson County, MO
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Jefferson County, AL
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Kiowa County, OK
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Marion County, IN
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McLennan County, TX
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Monroe County, FL
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Monterey County, CA
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Multnomah County, OR
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Oklahoma County, OK
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Payne County, OK
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Philadelphia County, PA
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Pulaski County, AR
4
Richmond County, GA
4
Santa Clara County, CA
4
Wayne County, MI
4
Wichita County, TX
4
Yellowstone County, MT
4
Bernalillo County, NM
3
Bronx County, NY
3
Cleveland County, OK
3
Clinton County, NY
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Collin County, TX
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Ector County, TX
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Grady County, OK
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Gray County, TX
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Jim Wells County, TX
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Lee County, FL
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Middlesex County, NJ
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Monroe County, NY
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Oneida County, NY
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Otero County, NM
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Parker County, TX
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Saline County, KS
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San Joaquin County, CA
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Shelby County, TN
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Taylor County, TX
3
Weber County, UT
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Aleutians West Census Area, AK
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Allen County, IN
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Aransas County, TX
2
Austin County, TX
2
Beaufort County, SC
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Brazoria County, TX
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Brevard County, FL
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Camden County, NJ
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Cass County, IN
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Cecil County, MD
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Chatham County, GA
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Clay County, MO
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Cooke County, TX
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Cowley County, KS
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Cowlitz County, WA
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Dallas County, AL
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DeWitt County, TX
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Delaware County, PA
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Erie County, NY
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Franklin County, OH
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Glasscock County, TX
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Guilford County, NC
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Hamilton County, OH
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Harrison County, MS
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Hartford County, CT
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Hillsborough County, FL
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Hyde County, NC
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Onslow County, NC
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Orange County, NY
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Penobscot County, ME
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Porter County, IN
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Potter County, TX
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Prince William County, VA
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Rapides Parish, LA
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Richland County, SC
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Riverside County, CA
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Rush County, KS
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San Bernardino County, CA
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San Juan County, NM
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San Miguel County, NM
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Santa Cruz County, CA
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Schuylkill County, PA
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Shawnee County, KS
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Spokane County, WA
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Story County, IA
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Suffolk County, NY
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Sullivan County, TN
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Tuscaloosa County, AL
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Union County, NJ
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Utah County, UT
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Val Verde County, TX
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Van Buren County, MI
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Vanderburgh County, IN
2
Warren County, MO
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Washington County, RI
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Washington County, TX
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Westchester County, NY
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Williamson County, TX
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Alachua County, FL
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Alfalfa County, OK
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Allegheny County, PA
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Barnstable County, MA
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Brazos County, TX
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Burnet County, TX
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Chattahoochee County, GA
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Clark County, AR
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Colorado County, TX
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Comal County, TX
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Contra Costa County, CA
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Coryell County, TX
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Craven County, NC
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Curry County, NM
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Dallam County, TX
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Dane County, WI
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El Paso County, CO
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Fayette County, TX
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Finney County, KS
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Hall County, TX
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Hudson County, NJ
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Iberville Parish, LA
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Indiana County, PA
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Ingham County, MI
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Jackson County, OK
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Jefferson County, CO
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Johnson County, KS
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Johnson County, TX
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Kemper County, MS
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Kent County, MI
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Kings County, CA
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Leavenworth County, KS
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Marin County, CA
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Marion County, OH
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McPherson County, KS
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Minnehaha County, SD
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Montgomery County, TX
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Montrose County, CO
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New Castle County, DE
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New Hanover County, NC
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New York County, NY
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Pierce County, WA
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Pima County, AZ
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Pinal County, AZ
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Polk County, GA
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Polk County, IA
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Prowers County, CO
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Ramsey County, MN
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Red River Parish, LA
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Reno County, KS
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San Luis Obispo County, CA
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Santa Barbara County, CA
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Santa Cruz County, AZ
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Sebastian County, AR
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Sedgwick County, KS
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Silver Bow County, MT
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Starr County, TX
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Trinity County, TX
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Tulsa County, OK
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Umatilla County, OR
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Ventura County, CA
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Volusia County, FL
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Washington County, KS
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Wood County, TX
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Yavapai County, AZ
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Young County, TX
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Zavala County, TX
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